1. MGT - 101
Project Management
Welcome
Instructor:
Mrs. Thais “Tie” Moore

2. • Introductions
• Discuss “What is a Project”?
• Define who are Project Managers
• What is SDLC?
• Implementing Project Management skills
in the 21st century
• Questions?
Today’s Agenda
Introduction To Project Management

3. Introduction
 Name?
 Current Occupation?
 Future Occupation (Post College)?
 Interesting fact about yourself?
 PM Experience?
 Select a Fruit
1. Orange
2. Apple
3. Banana
4. Coconut
5. Pineapple
6. Papaya
7. Mango
8. Cherry
9. Black Grapes
10. Peach
11. Custard Apple
12. Pear
Try not to become
a man of success
but a man of
value.
Albert Einstein

4. What is a Project?
Do not follow where
the path may lead.
Go instead where
there is no path and
leave a trail.
Harold R. McAlindon
 A Project is a temporary endeavor
undertaken to create a New Unique
Product, Service, or a One-Time
effort.
 Has Specific Requirements
 Time
 Cost
 Performance
 It is planned to achieve a clear and agreed
upon objective.
 Has defined deliverables
 Defined Life Span
(start – end date)

5. Who are Project Managers?
The secret of many
a man's success in
the world resides in
his insight into the
moods of men and
his tact in dealing
with them.
J. G. Holland
 A project manager is the person
responsible for accomplishing the stated
project objectives.
 Key project management responsibilities
include:
 Creating clear and attainable project
objectives.
 Building the project requirements.
 Mange four basic elements of a
project:
1. Resources
2. Time
3. Money
4. Scope - Triple constraint
 Cost
 Time
 Quality

6. What is SDLC?
The ability to
convert ideas to
things is the secret
to outward success.
Henry Ward
Beecher
 SDLC = Systems Development Life Cycle
 Guidance, policies and procedures for
developing systems throughout their life
cycle, including:
 Requirements
 Design
 Implementation
 Testing
 Deployment
 Maintenance

7. Implementing Project Management skills in the 21st Century
The quality of a man's
life is in direct
proportion to his
commitment to
excellence, regardless of
his chosen field of
endeavor.
Vince Lombardi
 There is a clear change from a hard
system approach to managing projects
to multiple soft factors.
 Recent demand for:
 Strategic thinker
 Utilizing broader project
management theories and concepts
across multiple disciplines
 Increase in researchers
Creating SME = Subject Matter Experts